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Legumes (/ ˈ l ɛ ɡ j uː m, l ə ˈ ɡ j uː m /) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, but also as livestock forage and silage, and as soil ...
The lentil (Vicia lens or Lens culinaris) is a legume; it is an annual plant grown for its lens-shaped edible seeds, also called lentils.It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.
Grain legumes are cultivated for their seeds, and are also called pulses. The seeds are used for human and animal consumption or for the production of oils for industrial uses. Grain legumes include both herbaceous plants like beans, lentils, lupins, peas and peanuts, [67] and trees such as carob, mesquite and tamarind.
The production data for legumes are published by FAO in three categories: Pulses dry: all mature and dry seeds of leguminous plants except soybeans and groundnuts. Oil crops: soybeans and groundnuts. Fresh vegetable: immature green fresh fruits of leguminous plants. The following is a summary of FAO data. [31]
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, [2] goober (US), [3] goober pea, [4] pindar (US) [3] or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics by small and large commercial producers, both as grain legume [5] and as an oil crop. [6]
Along with eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, eating more legumes has been linked to a significantly lower risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and ...
The field pea is a cool-season legume crop that is grown on over 25 million acres worldwide. It has been an important grain legume crop for millennia, seeds showing domesticated characteristics dating from at least 7000 years ago have been found in archaeological sites around what is now Turkey.
A selection of various legumes. This is a list of legume dishes.A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (e.g. beans and lentils, or generally pulse), for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure